Janet Francoeur, loves to paint, work in clay, travel, garden, write, read and collect art. Her work is available at Carolina Creations and on the web at www.carolinacreations.com. Carolina Creations is an award winning gallery featuring the work of artists and craftsmen from across the country. 317 Pollock St., New Bern, NC 28560 252-633-4369.

Monday, August 31, 2015

Lindsay Art Glass New at Carolina Creations

We have just received work from glass artist David Lindsay.

David speaks about his life and work....

I create all of my own work with the help of one experienced glass
assistant in my studio. I have a traditional
glassblowing studio with a furnace in which I melt clear and black glass
on a regular basis along with blue or green occasionally.
I purchase
other colors in the form of powdered enamels, frit (different sized
chips of glass) or bars of colored glass that are incorporated in my
designs with what is melted in the furnace.

I also create parts
such as murrini (complex layered glass rods) made in an Italian style to
become inclusions in my work. I often incorporate dichroic glass, 23K
gold leaf, silver nitrate, tin chloride and other materials into my work
in order to produce certain effects. Continually striving for
excellence, I journey through the creative process for self
fulfillment.

Fire, combined with natural elements, allows me to
orchestrate the extraordinary art of glass making. My fascination with
color, texture, and form, has kept me on a thirty year quest for
excellence in design and craftsmanship.

After 6 years as an apprentice (right out of high school) and 15 years as a partner in a
successful glass studio, I attended the Pilchuck Glass School in the
summer of 1998 and Haystack School of Mountain Crafts in 1999.

In 1997, David was nominated by his fellow glass artists to serve as a juror for the American Crafts Council.

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In this blog I give you a behind the scenes look at my studio, my travels, new work I'm creating, what's going on in our town, and sometimes funny or poignant things I've read or encountered. I hope you'll come back often!